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Originally Posted by gary
Thanks Dennis,
I've been following the videos of this group of individuals who have been
attempting to restore an Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) so that it
can run code again.
Their goal was try to do this before the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KSa...lisi_x7-Ut_-w7
Part 7, where they were attempting to find a fault in a potted core memory
module showcases their determination :-
https://youtu.be/uyxQmb2u6Hk |
Wow, so the owner of the AGC worked on the LEM and purchased 2 tons of discarded NASA Apollo HW at a warehouse somewhere, found the AGC and the young guy testing the Apollo AGC core memory has also built an AGC Emulator.
Astonishing to see their demo of how ferrite core memory works, the wiring and stacking in those modules blows my mind. Then the Formal Peer Design Review considers them not suitable for flight…Where was Silicon memory when you needed it.
And, reading it is destructive. Wow.
How on earth DID they get to the Moon…and back.
Cheers
Dennis